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Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I am conscious of the discussion we have just had. I want to put on the record of the House my support, the same as the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste today, for the fact that there was an attempted focus on humanitarian aid that is necessary for Gaza, and thank the Tánaiste and his officials for all the work they are doing in delivering consular assistance for Irish citizens and for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the progress being made regarding the playing pitches fund, as committed to under the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52443/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (2 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 123. To ask the Minister for Health for a status update on the funding required for the women's health unit in the Coombe Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52445/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathoirligh. I thank all the witnesses for coming in. I have met many of the people here in various guises over the past few months. I thank them for their collaboration. Like Deputy Boland and other colleagues, I am a great supporter of public transport. As a result, I assure the witnesses that all my questions come from a place of love and a desire to see our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I refer to various things. There could be a big event and a number of smaller events, but it seems flexibility does not exist for operators to put on additional services at short notice to address that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Is that the experience of operators too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: In somewhere such as Dublin, for example, where there are consistently large events on in the city centre, how quickly is Mr. Hann able to go back to the NTA and have an updated weekend timetable, stating that Dublin Bus has seen a steady increase in the number of people going into the city centre, that it was 100 and it is fairly sure it will go to 120? How quickly can that be turned around...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Would that fall back on the NTA in terms of contract design?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: It sounds like contract design and information sharing seem to be the two issues at the core of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I will return to the issue of bus cancellations. For the NTA, where are we at with the migration of the AVL software?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: We have a situation, and it is very welcome, that we will have 12 core bus corridors being built across Dublin city over the next seven years, which I think is the timeframe Mr. Creegan gave. We know now that there will be roadworks, and congestion as a result, over the time ahead. One frustration I hear from commuters is that they would like to be able to plan their public transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Creegan. We had this conversation previously and I appreciate his point of view on it, but the NTA knows the percentage of drivers that will not be able to operate a particular route. There are a set number of duties for the W4, for example. If a driver calls in sick, a proportion of those vehicles will not be able to leave the depot, which will have a knock-on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: It sounds that it is an app design issue as opposed to an information issue and it is not being presented in a good way. Mr. Creegan is saying that I can see the 11.06 a.m. is cancelled. What I am asking is why an AI or data analysis system cannot be used to state we have looked at the proposed cancellations for the day ahead and we think there is an orange service as opposed to a green...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Okay, fair enough. If I am a commuter standing at 7.30 a.m. at the bus stop, I am not worried whether it is the 7.35 a.m., 7.37 a.m. or 7.42 a.m. that will take me to work. I am worried about how long I will be waiting for a bus. I am asking Mr. Ryan to tell me why, when the commuter gets out of bed in the morning, he or she cannot look to the app to see the C1 will not be as reliable as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: You could ask for the data first thing in the morning. You could have a fair idea at 8 a.m. how many buses will not run that day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: It does matter. If there is a bus missing, there is a capacity issue as there will be a number of people who get that bus. It matters if that bus does not arrive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I am sorry to interrupt, but if the bus user is told as a bus user there will be poor service for the day, he or she is not likely to waste half an hour waiting for a bus because he or she is not likely to be able to get one. I would argue differently.